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Our Staff

In addition to our staff’s qualifications and experience, they are chosen for their temperament, personality and love of children. They encourage children to take part in activities and are positive about the children’s achievements. Staff will ensure that children treat each other with kindness, consideration and respect.
The nursery Manager is assisted by two Assistant Managers, and practical support and planning is also provided by our full time Early Years Professional (EYP).
Each age-group has its own Room Leader and allocated Senior Nursery Practitioner and Nursery Practitioners. We currently have two apprentices working alongside our team. Our nursery has a nominated SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) and Equal Opportunities representatives.
Woodpecker nursery provides a professional and supportive environment for staff, encouraging personal development and regular training updates and personal development plans allows us to maintain consistently high standards of care and continuity for your children.
Our full time caretaker ensures that all our site is kept clean and tidy, and is well maintained and cared for.

Our Staff

In addition to our staff’s qualifications and experience, they are chosen for their temperament, personality and love of children. They encourage children to take part in activities and are positive about children’s achievements. Staff will ensure that children treat each other with kindness, consideration and respect.

Qualifications

Woodpecker nursery is very proud of its high level of qualified staff. Whilst the national standards require half of all care staff to be qualified to a level 2 standard, we exceed those levels across the board. All staff are qualified to a level 3 standard as a minimum, aside from our 2 apprentices who are working their way towards.....

Ratio’s

All staff are rotated to have time out of their rooms to carry out their administrative tasks. As such, they are not expected to care for the children and focus on planning activities at the same time – compromising both responsibilities
From the start, your child will be assigned a Key Person. This practitioner will be your child’s main carer in their room....

EYP & SENCO

Our Early Years Professionals are educated to degree level and have an in-depth knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Their responsibility is to maintain and improve the quality of our early years provision.
Through mentoring, coaching and continual support of all staff, they ensure that the experiences on offer to every child....